Lot Essay
This work will be included in the forthcoming catalogue raisonné being prepared by the Josef and Anni Albers Foundation.
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Study for Homage to the Square: Three Reds and Ochre
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Josef Albers (1888-1976)
Study for Homage to the Square: Three Reds and Ochre
signed, titled and dated 'Study for Homage to the Square: "Three Reds and Ochre" Albers 1956' (on the reverse)
oil on masonite
18 x 18 in. (45.7 x 45.7 cm.)
Painted in 1956.
Study for Homage to the Square: Three Reds and Ochre
signed, titled and dated 'Study for Homage to the Square: "Three Reds and Ochre" Albers 1956' (on the reverse)
oil on masonite
18 x 18 in. (45.7 x 45.7 cm.)
Painted in 1956.
Provenance
Galerie Denise René, Paris
Acquired from the above by the present owner, 1970
Acquired from the above by the present owner, 1970
Exhibited
Paris, Galerie Denise René, Albers, October-November 1957, cat. 12.
Berlin, Amerika Haus, Akademie der Künste, Josef Albers, May 1958, no. 41.
Kunstverein Freiburg im Breisgau, Josef Albers, zum 70. Geburstag, March-April 1958, no. 77.
Locarno, Galleria La Palma, Josef Albers, July-August 1959, no. 15. Westfälisches Landesmuseum für Kunst und Kulturgeschichte Münster, Josef Albers: Zur Verleihung des Conrad von Soest Preises, January-February 1959.
Zurich, Galerie Suzanne Bollag, Josef Albers, January 1960, no. 46.
Berlin, Amerika Haus, Akademie der Künste, Josef Albers, May 1958, no. 41.
Kunstverein Freiburg im Breisgau, Josef Albers, zum 70. Geburstag, March-April 1958, no. 77.
Locarno, Galleria La Palma, Josef Albers, July-August 1959, no. 15. Westfälisches Landesmuseum für Kunst und Kulturgeschichte Münster, Josef Albers: Zur Verleihung des Conrad von Soest Preises, January-February 1959.
Zurich, Galerie Suzanne Bollag, Josef Albers, January 1960, no. 46.
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